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Glossary-14
kservice
An arbitrary name of a Kerberos service object.
LDAP
See Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
ldap.ora file
A file created by Oracle Net Configuration Assistant that contains the following
directory server access information:
■ Type of directory server
■ Location of the directory server
■ Default identity management realm or Oracle Context (including ports) that the
client or server will use
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
A standard, extensible directory access protocol. It is a common language that
LDAP clients and servers use to communicate. The framework of design
conventions supporting industry-standard directory products, such as the Oracle
Internet Directory.
listener
A process that resides on the server whose responsibility is to listen for incoming
client connection requests and manage the traffic to the server.
Every time a client requests a network session with a server, a listener receives the
actual request. If the client information matches the listener information, then the
listener grants a connection to the server.
listener.ora file
A configuration file for the listener that identifies the:
■ Listener name
■ Protocol addresses that it is accepting connection requests on
■ Services it is listening for
The listener.ora file typically resides in $ORACLE_HOME/network/admin on
UNIX platforms and ORACLE_HOME\network\admin on Windows.